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ANSYS Inc. , a global innovator of simulation software and technologies designed to optimize product development processes, and Ansoft Corp. , a global provider of Electronic Design Automation (EDA) software, announced that they signed a definitive agreement whereby ANSYS will acquire Ansoft for a purchase price of approximately $832...

Ceragon Networks has received a follow-on order from CellularONE® of Arizona valued at over $1 M, as part of the operator’s further expansion into the Navajo Nation. Ceragon’s advanced solutions will be used to transport flexible data and voice services to new subscribers. Incorporating future-proof network design, the company’s...

CommScope Inc. , a leader in infrastructure solutions for communication networks, has expanded the availability of its next generation universal connectors—the first that fit both corrugated and smoothwall cables for wireless networks—and introduced a new hand-prep tool that makes installation simpler and more economical. The Andrew EZfit® Series connectors,...

Symmetricom Inc. , a leader in precise time and frequency technologies that accelerate the deployment and enable the management of next generation networks, announced TimeProvider™ 5000, the newest product in the company’s broad portfolio of carrier-grade, packet-based timing and frequency solutions. TimeProvider 5000 is a “purpose built” IEEE 1588...

Strategy Analytics' analysis of the recent deal announced by TriQuint to acquire WJ Communications concludes that TriQuint can bring WJ into its fold with little or no negative impact on profits in 2008, resulting in positive product line synergies, growth and profits longer-term. Acquiring WJ will allow TriQuint to...

Remcom recently announced the availability of a time-enhancing module for its Wireless InSite® software. Wireless InSite is an RF planning tool used for site-specific radio signal propagation prediction using ray tracing methods and the Uniform Theory of Diffraction and the Geometric Theory of Diffraction (UTD/GTD). The Wireless InSite Real...

Intrinsyc Software International Inc. announced the signing of an agreement under which an existing Soleus licensee will develop its third Soleus-based product. This Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), a global handset producer, originally signed an agreement to license the Soleus software platform in March 2007 for the development of a...

Electromagnetic Technologies Industries (ETI) announced the introduction of a new series of antennas for WiMAX. The new antennas are scalable, ranging from 2 to 12 beams and offer single and dual polarization - vertical and horizontal operating capability. As an example, from one antenna/single cell site 72 beams can...

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The past 50 years has witnessed a remarkable evolution in semiconductor technology. The devices that enable our wireless communication systems rely on sophisticated characterization. “Measuring the Q of a Parametric Diode” by Richard Harrison, the May 1960 Microwave Journal article reprinted in this month’s “Then & Now” Cover Feature...